Ringwood State Park
Ringwood State Park Beach–Crossover Trail, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 59 min
Ringwood State Park Beach–Crossover Trail, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Skylands, NJ. The route reaches Ringwood State Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Ringwood State Park Beach–Crossover Trail, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 59 min
Elevation 463–713 ft
Out & Back · Ringwood State Park
Trailhead: East Cottage Road/Crossover Trail · 41.12697, -74.23633
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on East Cottage Road/Crossover Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Crossover Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Alligator, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Crossover Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Cupsaw Brook/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Ringwood State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Crossover Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Alligator, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Crossover Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Crossover Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto East Cottage Road/Crossover Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:02 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:22 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:50 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from East Cottage Road/Crossover Trail Trailhead
- Warm Puppy Rock–Swan Pond, 6 lakes 2.2 mi · ▲ 206 ft
- Old Morris Road & White's Road via Tennesee Gas Service Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 314 ft
- Shepherd Lake–The Bog, 4 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 264 ft
- Potake Pond–The Bog, 3 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint–Five Ponds Viewpoint Loop, 8 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 406 ft
- Warm Puppy Rock–Swan Pond, 6 lakes 3.5 mi · ▲ 356 ft
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